The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-26
REcoLLEeTloNs OF JENNY LIND.
Making Se0O.OeO on Her American Strip
How She squeiehed the Great Show
New York Tribune,

New York Tribune.
P. T. Barnunl, who is spending a few
weeks IN the city. gave a Yridatase reporter
some interesting reininiseences of Jenny
Lind. q few days ago. My autobiography. -
says the veteran Snowman, gives nearly all
that I can say about Jenny Lind. Her natu-
TAI impulses were most noble and good; l.
never met person SO susceptible. to the
wants, needs, or snfferlngs OF Others. l
could at any time make her tears flow by re-
lating some case OF want and her dollars
| would flow freely with her tears. She could
not bear the thought OF passing by the other
side, when she could relieve the SORROW OF
any being, however humble.
Mr.. BaTnum told a touching story of an
incident that occurred when Jenny was sing
ing ia Boston; a poor woaklng girl, said
he, Thrust three dollars into the hands OF
the ticket seller at the Boston Temple for
the ticket she said: There goes MY wages fo,.
one week. but / must hear that good angel
sing Jenny''s secretary, her cousin. Max
Hlortzberg, heard the remark and imlnedi-
told ii to Jenny. / shall never forget how she
jumped TO her feet and exclaimed: oh, this
must not be! Poor girl, she shall not lose her
noaey,! It'll IS wicked! Max, take this money
handing him q twenty-dollar gold piece
search out that dear creature and putty in
her hands, with nay love. God bless her! ,'
Max found the GIRL gave her the money and
message, and witnessed q flood OF grateful
tears from the working girls eyes. II she is
alive to-day she will remember it.
when | was struggling against the
Jerome clock debts in 1855" Nh. BaInum
went OIL, i took my wife and children to
London. One day Jenny's husband. Otto
| Goldsmith, called on me and said: Mrs.
Lind, hearing OF. your financial n Misfortune.
desired me to call on you and say II q few
hundred pounds, or thousand, will seryeto
relieve your present wants, am to hand it
to Vol. with her kindest regards: We are
now living in Dresden, and mr. wife says if
yoH, viii take your family there sine viii
gladly find you nice apartments at low
! rent, and we shall both be glad TO render you
any service We cam The kind offer was de
, clined with thanks, but it shows the char
| liable character of this almost angelic Wo-
! man. sK4a-I.
She has two children, the elder son.
! The daughter has a voice which Sir Jnhrs
Benedict told me he believed ii cultivated
would prove equal to her mothers. But,
| he added, her parents are rich, and have no
ambition to have her a tain musical renown,
which would involve such arduous study and
practice ~ t-a "
Her share OF profits in our musical cam
paign, in 1850 and ] S51, was SOS, 675 90.
| She sang in alinety-three concerts She was
the United States i'll 1851. and this sum has
| been increased by occasional concerts in
| Great Britain, and by the judicious invest
mentS of her husband.
| she had a horror uf meeting strangers. and
will tell you this story though it is against
| myself. During the first few weeks of our
| engagement l introduced to her numbers of
ladies and gentlemen whodesired TO see her.
| She frequently lntlmated TO me that it was
| dlsrleasing to her, but l was anxious to
crafty the people who 80 persistently sought
an introduction. One morning ST the Con-
| tinental Hotel. in Philadelrhia, an esteemed
| lady friend called On me and asked for an in
! trD r4l tn no 6tu1, NJtrl5 Ia
| told her how glad would De to CRAFTY her,
| but these Introduction of strangers were very
annoying to Miss Lipd, snd that l really
dreaded togo and ask her permission. oh,
to speak to her. urged my friend, and at
last l reluctantly consented to ask permits
sion.
s. Miss Lind, / said, I know you dislike
to have ne introduce strangers simply be-
cause they dre friends OF mine, and refuse
frlcnd OF my family is waiting in the recep.
ton. room very anxious to speak few words
with you.' 4 "a
Jenny surprised me byllsaying, with a
/, ! refuse YOU anything Bring up your lady
friend immediately, by all means.
II fastened down stairs, brought up the
lady, and was delighted to introduce her.
Jenny bowed and received her graciously,
then pointed to chair and they both were
seated. Jenny's face at once assumed sober
aspect Ms she said: Madam do not know
what to say to you: we are perfect strangers
You have come only to crafty an idle curl.
Oslty; what can say?
| Il was shocked to hear this, and to see my
friend turn as red as SCARLET when she tried
to mako some excuse. oh, do not apollo.
gize, ssie Jenny, ! do not blame you half a,
much as do Mr.. Barnum. / hsTe warned
him often and now am compelled to give
him this severe Lesson, which am deter.
mined he snail never forget
IT is needless to say tlat never did for.
get it, nor, seeing the Justice OF JENNY pc
sition. did ever repeat the offense.
4 How long has it been since Jenny Lind
| gave any concerts 2" was asked. I.-
II think it must be ten or fifteen years, II
| Mr.. Barnum replied. she gave many 70,
charities in England that were never known
to the public. The tickets were sold pri.
vately, always at guinea each, and the Ia L
WIS always filled. During the last year thai
she sang, all her concerts were for the bene
| tit OF poor clergymen.